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Secondary School Teachers! Now you can now choose between two Passport to Safety Tests for your students.
Please use your professional judgement to select the test that best meets your students’ learning style, reading comprehension level, and individual thought processes.
Here is how the two tests compare:
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When moving materials, you can reduce the risk of injury by:
- adjusting or changing the shape of the load
- carrying a heavy load a long distance without breaking it down so you only have to carry it once
- never using team lifts because lifting should be done individually
- none of the above; you can’t reduce your risk of injury
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Choose the safest way to carry things at work
 
 
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Answer Excerpt
Ergonomic hazards occur when the type of work, body position and working conditions put strain on your body. They are the hardest to spot since you don’t always notice the strain on your body or the harm these hazards pose immediately. Short-term exposure may result in “sore muscles” the next day or in the days following exposure but long term exposure can result in serious physical disability.
Many injuries occur from using the same muscles and tendons over and over again. These repetitive strain injuries are usually chronic, meaning they develop over time and in many instances, never completely go away. The injury (also known as musculo-skeletal injury) usually affects shoulders, neck, hands, wrists, knees, back and/or elbow.
The following factors should be considered when assessing the risk connected with repetitive work:
- Frequency (actions that are repeated numerous times during the day)
- Force (if used in the movement)
- Speed
- Duration
- Position / posture (i.e. awkward body positions and movements).
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Complete Answer
To be safe, you should bring things close to you before you lift them. Stand up straight and carry the box.
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Both tests are written from the same learning outcomes; only the learning style is different. You can be confident that whichever test you choose your students will receive the same Health and Safety information.
The Passport to Safety 101 test is available to teachers in Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick and will be an integral part in ensuring that students with alternative learning needs are aware of their rights and know how to stay safe at work.
Register your students today by following the regular registration instructions for your jurisdiction.
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